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Defending Your Life

6.919911h 51mPGMovieRomanceFantasyComedy

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to…

DirectorAlbert Brooks
WriterAlbert Brooks
ProducersMichael Grillo·Herb Nanas

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Cast · Directed by Albert Brooks

ABAlbert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Daniel Miller
MSMeryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Julia
RTRip Torn
Rip Torn
Bob Diamond
LGLee Grant
Lee Grant
Lena Foster
MDMichael Durrell
Michael Durrell
Agency Head
JEJames Eckhouse
James Eckhouse
Jeep Owner
GBGary Beach
Gary Beach
Car Salesman
JCJulie Cobb
Julie Cobb
Tram Guide
PS
Peter Schuck
Stan
TWTime Winters
Time Winters
Porter
SS
Sharlie Stuart
Susan
BB
Beth Black
Soap Opera Woman

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